We need a more inclusive Remembrance Day

by | Nov 2, 2009

A new report ahead of Remembrance Day is recommending a deeper and more meaningful form of remembrance that encompasses both soldiers and civilians on all sides in all wars. Released today (2nd November) by the thinktank Ekklesia, its suggestions include an honest...

Poll suggests many Christians take radical stand against war

by | Oct 26, 2009

London, UK – OCT 26, 2009 Results from a poll being released in the run up to Remembrance Sunday suggest that many British Christians want troops withdrawn from Afghanistan and an end to all UK arms exports. Many also want the UK’s nuclear arsenal to be...

Churches need new approach to fight BNP effectively

by | Oct 22, 2009

London, UK – OCT 22, 2009 If churches are to be effective in challenging the BNP they need to drop their rhetoric which fuels the party’s ideology. The advice from the religious thinktank Ekklesia comes after a number of churches and church leaders issued...

New schools award for religious inclusion and equality

by | Sep 28, 2009

London, UK – SEPT 28, 2009 A prestigious new prize is being offered that recognises the achievements of primary and secondary schools which celebrate diversity of religious and non-religious beliefs. Created by Accord, a coalition of groups united in a desire to...

Change in law needed after Quaker marriage decision

by | Aug 4, 2009

London, UK – 4 August 2009 The religion and society think-tank Ekklesia is proposing a new legal framework which can accommodate same-sex marriage ceremonies carried out by religious bodies. The call comes after the Quakers became the first major Christian...